English Explanatory Dictionary

MacGyverism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ingeniously improvised solution to a problem.

Word forms

MacGyverism MacGyverisms

Etymology

From MacGyver + -ism, after the US television show MacGyver (1985–1992) in which the eponymous secret agent resolves crises through practical application of scientific knowledge and inventive use of common items.

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